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Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 305: Spotlight on Civil Procedure (Part 2 – Discovery)

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Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This is the second of three episodes in which we review the substantive Civil Procedure law we've covered in our "Listen and Learn" series.  This time we're talking about...more

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Why Skipping Initial Disclosures Can Cost You the Case

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Litigators, take note—Rule 26(a) is not just a box to check in the early stages of discovery. Failing to comply with its initial disclosure requirements can have disastrous and expensive consequences, as U.S. Bank recently...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Getting Ahead of Discovery: Can Amended Rule 11 Streamline Commercial Litigation?

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Frequent readers of this blog know that we are not shy in acknowledging the Commercial Division’s status as the leading forum for resolving complex business disputes. This reputation can be, in part, largely attributed to the...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

New Question for Expert Witness: Who Drafted This Report, You Or Your Machine?

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A federal judge in Minnesota recently granted a motion to exclude an expert declaration explaining the dangers of AI deepfakes because the declaration itself contained AI-hallucinated citations. The case was a First Amendment...more

Rumberger | Kirk

A New Era of Litigation: The Florida Supreme Court’s 2025 Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure

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On January 1, 2025, the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure changed dramatically. The new rules and amendments are designed to enhance efficiency, impact the setting of cases for trial, case management, discovery practice,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Can a Treating Physician Opine on Causation? Eleventh Circuit Says It’s About Intent, not Content

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) outlines two different sets of pretrial disclosure requirements, imposing more onerous requirements on “retained” than “non-retained” experts. Relatedly, when non-retained expert...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

A new legal frontier: Navigating the 2021 Texas Rules of Civil Procedure

From rules detailing what must be included in a lawsuit and what discovery is allowed in the lawsuit, to rules outlining the requirements for certain pretrial motions, trials, and post-judgment relief, the Texas Rules of...more

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Pre-Arbitration Discovery: Turn to State Law Where the Federal Rules are Inadequate

As discussed in an earlier post, obtaining discovery from a non-party to an arbitration often is easier said than done. Depending on the law of the place of arbitration, arbitrators may not be able to compel document...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Third-Party Litigation Financing: Mandatory Disclosure on the Horizon?"

The use of third-party litigation financing — generally defined as the funding of litigation activities by entities other than the parties themselves, their insurers or their counsel — continues to increase in the United...more

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

Changes to North Carolina's Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(4) Regarding Experts

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For cases filed on or after Oct. 1, 2015, in North Carolina state courts, there are new changes to how the parties will approach expert disclosure and discovery. Effective Oct. 1, and applying to cases filed on or after...more

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